The Desert Vista Thunder will play host again and welcome the Seton Catholic Sentinels, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Desert Vista faced Dobson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Desert Vista blew past Dobson 57-26 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-11.
It was another big night for Shay Ijiwoye, who scored 22 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Dylan Swindle, who scored 11 points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 54-22 win over Sunrise Mountain.
Desert Vista pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 44.3 points. As for Seton Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Desert Vista was dealt a bruising 63-30 loss at the hands of Seton Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2016. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Desert Vista was down 33-9.
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